Melphina maximiliani, the Maximiliano's forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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| Melphina maximiliani Belcastro & Larsen, 2005[1]
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Adults are on wing in July and August.
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- ^ Melphina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae